Autumn is approaching in the northern hemisphere, which will make Team Fall happy. After the Autumn and Winter trends post earlier this week, here are a five colour combinations to kickstart the season. They include on trend colours like chocolates, reds, and greens. The idea is to focus on the colour palette of the outfit rather than the outfit itself. That way you can pull together items in the same, or a similar palette from your own wardrobe. You might identify wardrobe holes when you browse the combinations, retrieve items from your holding zone, or bring infrequently worn items back into favour. Hope you’re inspired.
1. Tomato, Toffee and Chocolate
Think of ways you can combine bright red with dark and light brown. A red top and toffee pair of bottoms is an easy way to create the look. A chocolate topper is another way to do. You can introduce leopard or cheetah accessories and footwear. Or throw in a metallic like gold, bronze, or pewter. Or stick to a shade of brown to finish off the look.
2. Burgundy and Pink
Burgundies and pinks are fab together, and as a red, burgundy is on trend. Go light on the pink and heavy on the burgundy, or vice versa. Feel free to throw in some neutral white and denim blue too. Wear the combination as a pattern instead. Metallic, burgundy, tan, or white shoes are great with this palette.
3. Emerald, Chartreuse and Animal Print
Greens are trending and this outfit combines two of them. A cooler Kelly green cardigan is combined with a warmer pair of chartreuse pants. An unexpected earthy animal print is shades of brown comes through in the trim of the knitwear and the pattern of the shoes. I see a black, bronze or brown bag complete the look. Feel free to sub snakeskin as the animal print, if that’s more your cuppa tea.
4. Blue, White, and Toffee
This is a popular combination that is simple to pull together when you wear lots of blues and shades of white, and patricularly – blue and white striped tops. Wear any shade of white and blue in the clothing component of the outfit, and add the toffee component through shoes and accessories. Note that blue denim counts as blue. Toffee trousers or skirts with blue tops and white footwear are another way to go. Blue jeans, white or cream tops, and toffee toppers are another option. Or wear the palette in a pattern.
5. Rose, Black and Chocolate
Last, think of ways to combine dusty pinks with black AND dark brown. Here, a pair of black bottoms is combined with a dusty pink pullover. It’s semi-tucked to showcase a black belt. Chocolate loafers add the brown component. Their black soles match the black pants, black belt, and black satchel. A chocolate brown and white scarf tied to the bag embellishes the dark brown part of the palette which matches the shoes. Feel free to tie the scarf around your neck, if that’s more your thing. Add jewellery as desired.
